Ask he who started the thread. Just sayin' Maybe there was a reason why he said 40+ foot cruising catamaran versus 10.5 metre weekender.

Now you are just being insulting and incorrect - its not 10.5 and its not a weekender, they have sailed half way round the world, , all over the South pacific, NA to Japan and back, hardly a weekender. whats your problem.

But to the point - is there a difference in necessary sails from 10.85 metre to 12.1? (A bow sprit will go on this year I think, that will make me 11.9 - am I allowed to comment then) I haven't picked it up, but I've only done about 30,000 blue water miles on multis.

And you know what - your logic goes something like the Op said 40foot, so according to you me with my 35 footer shouldnt have an opinion, so where do you with your no footer fit in?

SInce you dont need dampening effects you wont need to design and buuild the special rig for the poles. really all you would be doing is either getting a twin slor foil for your headsail furler or having a sail made up new specifically with a single luff tape and two sails stitched to it.

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